UK Polling History: Election of 1 May 1997 – Brent South
Result summary
| Parties | ||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Other | |
| Votes | 25,180 | 5,489 | 2,670 | 1,159 |
| Votes gained | +4,518 | -5,468 | -988 | +514 |
| Share of votes | 73.0% | 15.9% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Share of eligible voters | 47.1% | 10.3% | 5.0% | 2.2% |
| Gain in share of votes | +15.5% | -14.6% | -2.4% | +1.6% |
| Gain in share of eligible voters | +10.2% | -9.3% | -1.5% | +1.0% |
| Total votes: | 34,498 | |
| Electorate: | 53,505 | |
| Turnout: | 64.5% | |
| Outcome: | Labour hold | |
| Swing: | 15.0% | Labour from Conservative |
Polling history
List of contests
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Liberal | Other | ||
| Date | Type | Parties | |||||
| Labour | Conservative | Liberal Democrat |
Alliance | Liberal | Other | ||
| 5 May 2005 | General Election | 17,501 | 4,485 | 6,175 | 1,603 | ||
| 7 June 2001 | General Election | 20,984 | 3,604 | 3,098 | 951 | ||
| 1 May 1997 | General Election | 25,180 | 5,489 | 2,670 | 1,159 | ||
| 9 April 1992 | General Election | 20,662 | 10,957 | 3,658 | 645 | ||
| 11 June 1987 | General Election | 21,140 | 13,209 | 6,375 | |||
| 9 June 1983 | General Election | 21,259 | 10,740 | 7,557 | 356 | ||
| 3 May 1979 | General Election | 24,178 | 12,562 | 2,859 | 1,088 | ||
| 10 October 1974 | General Election | 21,611 | 10,558 | 3,929 | 1,388 | ||
| 28 February 1974 | General Election | 22,975 | 12,351 | 5,804 | 2,232 | ||